Effect of birth weight on adulthood renal function: A bias‐adjusted meta‐analytic approach
- 22 June 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Nephrology
- Vol. 21 (7), 547-565
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nep.12732
Abstract
While the association between low birth weight (LBW; <2500 g) and development of adult chronic renal disease (CKD) is inconsistently reported, less information is available regarding association of high birth weight (HBW; ≥4000 g) with CKD. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis on studies published before 30 September 2015 and report associations between birth weight and renal function. Blood [Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)] and urine [Microalbuminuria/Albumin excreation rate (AER)/urinary albumin creatinine ratio (ACR)] parameters were used to define CKD. Three different effect size estimates were used (odds ratio, regression coefficient, and mean difference). The odds of developing CKD in the life course among those born LBW was 1.77 (95% CI:1.42, 2.20) times and 1.68 (1.27, 2.33) times, assessed by blood and urine parameters respectively. Higher risk was also observed among Asian and Australian populations (blood: OR 2.68; urine: OR 2.28), individuals aged ≤30 years (blood: OR2.30; urine: OR 1.26), and ≥50 years (blood: OR 3.66; urine: OR 3.10), people with diabetes (blood: OR2.51), and aborigines (urine: OR 2.32). There was no significant association between HBW and CKD. For every one kg increase in BW, the estimated GFR increased by 2.09 ml/min/1.73 m(2) (1.33-2.85) and it was negatively associated with LogACR (ß-0.07, 95% CI: -0.14, 0.00). LBW inborn had lower mean GFR -4.62 (-7.10, -2.14) compared to normal BW. Findings of this study suggest that LBW increased the risk of developing CKD and HBW did not show any significant impact.This publication has 83 references indexed in Scilit:
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